New Date Challenge

We never really take the time for "date night", hell or "date-anything" for that matter.  Well, that is going to change!  As of now the Hubby and I will have at least ONE date a month (and the challenge?) but they have to be as close to FREE as possible.  This will get us out of the rut of Dinner-and-a-Movie.  Not that there is anything wrong with that, expecially since the last movie we saw in a theater was Harry Potter 7 Part 2.  (Sad, I know.)

I stumbled upon this idea while playing (again) on Pinterest.  I followed a Pin to a website that listed 40 Free Dates and my mind just kept going from there. I cannot remember the website and I didn't pin it because I copied down all the dates I liked.  But I know it was an article from Shape Magazine.  I also stumbled upon a great site/blog at LoveActually-Blog.blogspot.com.  I am copying down the ideas I like and am going to make a binder of Date Ideas.  This way we can easily pick out things to do each month.  Some of the ideas I will keep as a surprise for the Hubby, but most will be decided together.

Here are some of the ideas I have come up with/ found:

• Summer Concerts
• Tour a Local Brewery
• Have a Game Night (boardgames/cards, etc)
• Go Stargazing
• Have a Movie Night (at-home)
• Go to the Beach/Lake
• Take a Hike
• Go to a Playground
• Free Zoo Days
• Go Sledding
• Photoshoot
• Enjoy a Scenic Drive
• Check out Local Yard Sales
• Tour a Winery
• Cloud Watching
• Couples' Game Night
• At-Home Couple's Massage (massaging each other)
• Visit a Farm
• Learn Something New Together
• Sandcastle Competition
• Leap in Leaves
• Rock Skipping
• Water Balloon Fight
• Have a Picnic
• Bake a Sweet Treat Together
• Create a Scavenger Hunt
• Read to Each Other
• Book-of-the-Month Together
• Watch Sunrise, Then Make Breakfast Together
• Planetarium
• Museum Exhibit
• Ride Go-carts
• Go to a Jazz Club
• Visit a Nursing Home/Pediatric Ward and Hand out Flowers
• Poetry Reading
• Book Signing of Shared Favorite Author
• Take a Walk
• Try a New Cuisine
• Fondue for Two
• Camping (indoors or out)

So as you can tell, we're set for a few YEARS if we stick to one a month, though I think it will be more than that.  Right now I have two possibilities for the rest of September and one in October...all art/museum exhibits.  Loving the whole FREE part, makes budgeting it in so easy *cheesy grin*